Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A day in the life


So, call me a loser, but this video dates back at least a month or so ago. This is the last time I met Sunny. Still not sure what the deal is with her; we email occasionally, but we haven't met since.
Anyways, the point of this video is that Seoul is really really cold during the winter. It's always 5-10 degrees colder than where I live.
Another point for showing this video is that I must admit that only a small portion of my experiences here get posted on the blog. The daily ins and outs of life never quite make it on here.

Take today, for example. I woke up around 12 in the afternoon. I was motivated enough to go for a short run. I stopped down at the local mini-mart, grabbed some milk, ate some cereal, took a shower, and just missed the bus by about 30 seconds.
My friend Min drove by on his mo-ped (his restaurant offers a delivery service). We talked for a little. I took the next bus to work. I was five minutes late, but no one really cares (I think). I prepared my lessons for today's classes. A phone rang. I picked up the phone and said in Korean "Hello, the teachers are meeting, but please call back after 2 pm, thank you." I didn't bother waiting for a response, and it kinda seemed like the guy on the other line had hung up right around the part I start stumbling through "please call back..."
I taught my classes. In one class I worked with some kids on how to ask for things, like "Can I...?" and "May I...?" In another class we talked (well, I talked) about continents. In another class we read a slightly dumbed-down version of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and we talked about what it means to 'give someone a dirty look' and 'look hard at something/someone.' I spent the rest of the time preparing for future classes, taking a dinner break, and zoning out at my desk.
I came home, worked on my online TEFL certificate, and did some push-ups, sit-ups, and chin-ups. The end.

I often wonder what people think my life is like over here. I'll admit, before I came here I couldn't have imagined how it actually is. But, it pretty much goes like this: my joys and fears are almost the same ones I had at home, just with a dash of Korean mixed into them.

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